Garden Notes from Hawaii

 I first heard of Roselle in Samoa in the 1970's.  A few of the ex-pat ladies there were making a lovely Roselle jam that tasted rather ...

 My first few days in Croatia were in the capital city of Zagreb, after a scenic train ride from Ljubljana, Slovenia.  Zagreb city center ar...

 I recently had five weeks in Europe and the first and last week of my trip was in Italy.  I have been to Italy before, so this was a chance...

  Last month I spent three weeks in Slovenia and Croatia and was there to see the run up to All Saints Day.   All Saints Day is on the first...

 A newspaper article about a small home garden in Taranaki, New Zealand and its owner. An eco gran, her garden and the River running through...

  Yesterday I was needing new scenery on my walk so I took the local bus to Turtle Bay Hotel on the North Shore of Oahu to have an outing.  ...

  Golden Duranta seemed to suddenly become popular in the gardens of Hawaii a few decades ago.  I also saw it suddenly spread around the isl...